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K. Eric Drexlerauthored ↓Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology

“Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology” (1986) credits K. Eric Drexler as its author.

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Date: 1986 · publication

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Engines of Creation, notes and references (web edition)

Foresight Institute (web edition of Engines of Creation) · 1986

Archived copy, captured 1997-07-09: Engines of Creation, notes and references (web edition)

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“K. Eric Drexler”

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Authors: K. Eric Drexler
Version: Web edition page as captured by the Internet Archive on 1997-07-09 (timestamp 19970709104746); it carries the notice "Copyright 1986, K. Eric Drexler". Retrieved 2026-10-06.
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Language: English (en)
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Attribution: K. Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology (1986), Foresight Institute web edition.
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